Recurrence of Intravenous Talc Granulomatosis following Single Lung Transplantation by Richard C Cook, Guy Fradet, John C English, John Soos, Nestor L Müller, Thomas P Connolly, Robert D Levy

“…However, a history of drug abuse is often considered to be a contraindication to transplantation in the context of limited donor resources. …”
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Influence of AGTR1 and ABCB1 Gene Polymorphism on the Curative Effect of Irbesartan by Qiao Wang, Lingsen You, Zeyu Li, Leiyi Zhang, Xueqi Li, Xuesong Yang

“…Eventually, we assumed that the different drug responses of irbesartan among various AGTR1 genotypes were due to the diversity of the irbesartan-conjugated protein, which is responsible for crossing-coupled intracellular G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).…”
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A dual strategy to improve psychotic patients’ compliance using sustained release quetiapine oral disintegrating tablets by Refaat Ahmed, Sokar Magda, Ismail Fatma, Boraei Nabila

“…Quetiapine (QT) is a short acting atypical antipsychotic drug effective in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. …”
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The success of the tumor immunotherapy: neutrophils from bench to beside by Meng Zhu, Ru Jia, Xiaojie Zhang, Pingwei Xu

“…The complex role of neutrophils in various tumors depends on the tumor microenvironment (TME) they are located, and emerging evidence has suggested that neutrophils may determine the success of tumor immunotherapy in the context of the immune checkpoint blockade, innate immune training, or drug-loaded extracellular microvesicles therapy, which makes them become an exciting target for tumor immunotherapy, but still with challenges. …”
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Facial emotion recognition in adolescent depression: The role of childhood traumas, emotion regulation difficulties, alexithymia and empathy by Hesna Gul, Yasemin Tas Torun, Fatma Hulya Cakmak, Ahmet Gul

“…Subjects and Methods: A total of 67 drug-naive adolescents with depression (11 boys, 56 girls; 11–17 years) were recruited for the study. …”
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Caffeine Use: Association with Nicotine Use, Aggression, and Other Psychopathology in Psychiatric and Pediatric Outpatient Adolescents by Catherine A. Martin, Circe Cook, John H. Woodring, Gretchen Burkhardt, Greg Guenthner, Hatim A. Omar, Thomas H. Kelly

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between caffeine use, other drug use, and psychopathology in adolescents, using self-report measures. …”
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The history, current state and perspectives of aerosol therapy by ROSPOND BARTŁOMIEJ, KRAKOWSKA AGATA, MUSZYŃSKA BOŻENA, OPOKA WŁODZIMIERZ

“…Nebulization is a very effective method of drug administration. This technique has been popular since ancient times when inhalation of plants rich in tropane alkaloids with spasmolytic and analgesic effects was widely used. …”
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Pyrethroid as a Substance of Abuse by Pravesh Sharma, Stephen Manning, Regina Baronia, Saira Mushtaq

“…He also had positive urine drug screen for methamphetamine, which he admitted to using on the day of admission. …”
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Once-Daily Dosing of Aminoglycosides by William A Craig

“…CONCLUSIONS: Once-daily dosing of aminoglycosides has the potential to enhance efficacy, reduce toxicity and lower administration costs for this drug class. The once-daily dosing regimen deserves serious consideration for routine use of the aminoglycosides.…”
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Intraepithelial corneal deposits associated with Mirvetuximab soravtansine use for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer by Charlotte McRae, Rachael Cowan, Macy Green, Jack S. Parker

“…Conclusions and importance: The natural reversibility of MIRV-induced keratopathies underscores the need for prompt and regular ophthalmic assessments throughout drug administration. Understanding the mechanism behind these corneal changes, how to recognize them in a clinical setting, and expedite their reversal are essential to improve quality-of-life metrics in patients receiving MIRV transfusions.…”
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A Comprehensive Review of the Development and Therapeutic Use of Antivirals in Flavivirus Infection by Aarti Tripathi, Shailendra Chauhan, Renu Khasa

“…However, to date, no licensed antiviral drug exists to treat the diseases caused by these viruses. …”
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A Curious Case of Intestinal Diaphragm Disease Unmasked by Perforation of a Duodenal Ulcer by Mairéad McNally, Ion Cretu

“…Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are a common cause of intestinal injury. A variety of NSAID-induced injuries may occur including ulcers, erosions, colitis, strictures, and diaphragm disease. …”
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Walking Ability Is a Major Contributor to Fear of Falling in People with Parkinson's Disease: Implications for Rehabilitation by Maria H. Nilsson, Gun-Marie Hariz, Susanne Iwarsson, Peter Hagell

“…This study explored the impact of motor, nonmotor, and demographic factors as well as complications of drug therapy on FOF among people with PD. Postal survey data (including the Falls Efficacy Scale, FES) from 154 nondemented people with PD were analyzed using multiple regression analyses. …”
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Integrating pharmacogenetics, multi‐omics and machine learning in the novel therapeutic view of pulmonary hypertension by Chenxi Li, Jipeng Xue, Dongchen Zhou, Xiaomeng Qi, Ting Chen, Zhoubin Li

“…Furthermore, the gradual widespread application of omics analyses, big data and machine learning is a trend to improve the efficacy of drugs and gene therapy of PH. They are widely used in the screening of drug therapeutic targets and predicting drugs therapeutic effect. …”
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Challenges, progress, and opportunities in clinical toxicology in Nepal: a narrative review by Rakesh Ghimire, Rajesh Sharma, Sangha Ratna Bajracharya, Manish Yadav, Ziad Kazzi, Bibhav Acharya, Michael Eddleston, Ramu Kharel

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Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Nerve Growth Factor Therapeutics for Brain Injury: The Current Translational Challenges in Preclinical and Clinical Research by Serena-Kaye Sims, Brynna Wilken-Resman, Crystal J. Smith, Ashley Mitchell, Lilly McGonegal, Catrina Sims-Robinson

“…Many therapies are aimed at improving functional and cognitive recovery by targeting neural repair but have encountered issues involving efficacy and drug delivery. As a result, therapeutic options for patients are sparse. …”
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Carbon Nanotubes: A Review on Structure and Their Interaction with Proteins by N. Saifuddin, A. Z. Raziah, A. R. Junizah

“…Developments in the past few years have illustrated the potentially revolutionizing impact of nanomaterials, especially in biomedical imaging, drug delivery, biosensing, and the design of functional nanocomposites. …”
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Evaluation of the Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease and Rates of Oral Antidiabetic Prescribing in Accordance with Guidelines and Manufacturer Recommendations in Type 2 Diabetic... by Ning Wu, Xia Yu, Mallik Greene, Gary Oderda

“…The pattern of oral antidiabetic drug (OAD) use and their concordance with the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) guideline and prescribing information (PI) was also assessed. …”
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Alkaloids in Processed Rhizoma Corydalis and Crude Rhizoma Corydalis Analyzed by GC/MS by Zhifeng Guo, Ru Cai, Huidan Su, Yunlong Li

“…The alkaloids in the processed Rhizoma Corydalis and the crude Rhizoma Corydalis were qualitatively and semiquantitatively analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) method. The processing herb drug procedure was carried out according to the standard method of Chinese Pharmacopoeia. …”
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Using neuroevolution for designing soft medical devices by Hugo Alcaraz-Herrera, Michail-Antisthenis Tsompanas, Igor Balaz, Andrew Adamatzky

“…The use of neuroevolution-based algorithms to automatically design initial sketches of soft actuators that can enable the movement of future medical devices, such as drug-delivering catheters, is proposed. The actuator morphologies discovered by algorithms like Age-Fitness Pareto Optimisation, NeuroEvolution of Augmenting Topologies (NEAT), and Hypercube-based NEAT (HyperNEAT) were compared based on the maximum displacement reached and their robustness against various control methods. …”
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